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Date:      Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:46:14 +1100
From:      Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@auss2.alcatel.com.au>
To:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PAO Integration?
Message-ID:  <98Dec11.124537est.40351@border.alcanet.com.au>

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Warner Losh <imp@village.org> wrote:
>  Traditionally Unix hasn't run on hardware that has software
>power off.  Who can say what traditional unix is when the hardware has
>a new feature?

Sun hardware has supported soft power-off for quite a while now.
Solaris 2.x uses initlevel 5 to indicate power-off, with level 6
remaining `halt' (actually `go to rom monitor').

IMHO, there is a use for distinguishing `halt' and `power off'.

Peter

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